Employment in a Healthcare Setting — Occupational Exposure Assessment
This is a screening question, not a laboratory test. It records whether you are employed in a healthcare setting and may help identify occupational exposure risk.
This item identifies healthcare employment so clinicians can consider occupation-related exposure risks.
Key facts at a glance
- LOINC
- 95418-0
- Short code
- Employed in healthcare setting
- Synonyms
- Employed in healthcare setting
- Category
- liver
- Sample
- serum
- Container
- Red-top tube (SST)
- Units
- N/A
- Ref low
- 7
- Ref high
- 56
- Critical range
- — – 500 N/A
- Fasting
- false
- Population
- adult
- Sex
- all
- Age range
- 18–65 years
- CPT
- 84484
- SNOMED
- 302773008
- Specimen volume
- 5 mL
- Stability
- Room temperature: 4h, Refrigerated: 24h, Frozen: 7d
- Hemolysis max
- 500
- Lipemia max
- 1000
- Icterus max
- 500
- TAT
- 4–24 hours
- Order
- routine
What is this test?
This is not a laboratory test or a measurement of an analyte in your body. It is an occupational screening question that records whether you are currently employed in a healthcare setting.
Why might I need this test?
Your healthcare worker may use this information when evaluating possible workplace exposures, infection-control needs, or eligibility for occupation-related screening and protective measures.
How is the test performed?
You may be asked this question during medical intake, occupational health screening, or a research survey. Your response is recorded as yes or no, depending on whether you work in a healthcare setting.
How do I prepare for the test?
No special preparation is needed. Answer based on your current employment and report any relevant workplace duties or exposure concerns if requested.
Reference range
Adult males: 7-56 U/L; Adult females: 7-43 U/LN/A
No special preparation required. Avoid fatty meals before the test if possible.
Clinical interpretation
How abnormal results are interpreted and what conditions they suggest.
Healthcare employment can increase the opportunity for exposure to infectious agents or workplace hazards, especially with direct patient contact. This status may guide recommended screening, monitoring, vaccination, or use of protective equipment, but it does not by itself indicate that you have an illness.
Short name
Healthcare Employment Status
Frequently asked questions
Does a positive answer mean I have an infection?
Does this replace laboratory testing?
What if I previously worked in healthcare but no longer do?
Sources
- 1
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